HCC Tampa was initiated in 2024 as a partnership between Tampa Bay Technical High School and the University of South Florida Morsani College of Medicine. 

The HCC faculty sponsor is Dr. Jennifer Costa, Assistant Professor, College of Medicine Family Medicine, University of South Florida Morsani College of Medicine.

Medical Student Leadership

Medical student co-directors of this initiative are Jillian Ngo and Elizabeth Chiu.  

High School Leadership

The High School Program Leader at Tampa Bay Technical High School is Jennifer Johnson-Williams, Community School Resource Teacherunder the leadership of Principal Ernestine Woody-Bethune.

Photos from 2025 Session with medical student mentors at Tampa Bay Technical High School. High school students are learning about the endocrine system and working through clinical cases with medical student mentors.